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I disagree. There's a 0% chance the Apple Watch's entry price increases above $349, which means Fitbit needs to offer an incredibly compelling product below tha
by achompas 11y ago
I disagree. There's a 0% chance the Apple Watch's entry price increases above $349, which means Fitbit needs to offer an incredibly compelling product below that price. That's difficult, given that both Apple Watch and Android Wear integrate so tightly with their respective OSes.
There's a market for fitness devices, sure, but the ceiling on it is now $349 (and likely dropping). Fitbit et al. won't capture high margins below that point long-term, and it's much more likely (IMO) they offer a commoditized hardware product with complimentary "insight" services (which is, itself, a perilous market). There isn't a lot of room for profit in such a market.
- BinaryIdiot 11y agoThey already kind of do that. Do use some of the Fitbit features you have to subscribe to pro. Some of these features are actually available on Jawbone for free which doesn't makes sense to me. It actually makes me regret my Fitbit purchase.
- achompas 11y agoDon't regret it! My Jawbone Up syncs erratically, and after iOS existed for 8 months Jawbone released an update that doesn't even let me launch the Up app (despite reinstalls, restarts, etc.). I guess both companies are a mess?